Perseverance


 * //Definitions://**
 * persistent determination in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement
 * continuing or repeating behavior

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//**Quotables:**// Collect quotes that relate to this virtue and share them here. Edit the page, and add the quote and author. Then, give a brief explanation of how that quote relates to the target virtue.


 * "...we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope." Romans 5:3-4
 * This quote shows that hardships and the perseverance that stems from those hardships contribute to shaping a person's character and making them stronger.

> - Franklin D. Roosevelt** =“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.”= [|Newt Gingrich quotes] (Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives) It is important to never give up no matter how much you want to because then you will be able to accomplish the great things that others could not when they gave up.
 * "Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus." Revelations 14:12
 * ** This quote illustrates how strenuous persevering can be and yet how necessary it is that do not give up.  **
 * **"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."**
 * When times start to get really hard for you and you feel like you can't go on, you have to find it in yourself to have the strength to keep on going and persevere.

> Footprints on the sands of time ;" -Henry Longfellow
 * The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its ground. - Author Unknown http://www.quotegarden.com/perseverance.html
 * This quote is saying how with just hard work and perseverance you can become something great, just like how the acorn turned into a great oak.
 * Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. ~Josh Billings
 * I think that this quote is speaking of the fact that even little things like a postage stamp can be useful just by sticking to something, or persevering and doing nothing but just this. If the stamp did not persevere and it just fell off then it would be of no use. This can be linked to everyday life by saying that if we just gave up then we would be no use either.
 * "Fall down six times, get up seven." - old saying
 * This quote is trying to tell epople that when you fall you need to get up. Also, you should never stay down for long but keep trying to reach your goal.
 * The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places. ~Author Unknown
 * This quote means that there are going to be many obstacles in life, but if you “pull over” or stop trying you will never succeed at your goals or dreams.
 * "And, departing, leave behind us
 * Longfellow is saying that a person should leave behind a legend. A person should leave the path of the crowd, perservere and accomplish a goal. Leave an accomplishment behind for people to remember.
 * "    It's not that I'm so smart. I just stay with problems longer." -Albert Einstein
 * This quote deals with not giving up even when things get hard. Albert Einstein tried hard when it came to the //Special Theory of Relativity// and if other people had not given up, the theory could have been discovered years before Einstein's time.
 * "Perseverance is not a long race it is many short races one after another." - Walter Elliot
 * Elliot discusses the difficulties people go through but with persevernace you can deal with struggles "one after another"

>>  > - Benjamin Disraeli (One perseveres when something is difficult or requires a lot of effort. When it dawns on someone that success of a task is unlikely, it can be very discouraging. This feeling causes many people to simply give up, but by persevering, one may earn an unexpected win. Success is an ultimate goal in life, that can be achieved through perseverance.)
 * “We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.”- Harrison Ford
 * This quote is related to perseverence because it is saying that if you push through the tough changes in life you could be given a second chance at something important.
 * There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream. ~Author Unknown
 * This quote relates to the virtue of perseverance by implying that a dream can be a great distance away from a person and there is no way a person can find out how much harder they have to work to find it. The only way to find it is through perseverance and not giving up in the face of adversity.
 * "Through perseverance many people win success out of what seems destined to be certain failure."

•"anything's possible" - seussical the musical ~ this part of the song "its possible" it is sung by the smallest who of all named Jojo. Throughout the entire show Jojo is a dreamer. He dreams up these amazing and creative idea but is always told to stop dreaming. The entire town thinks he is crazy except for horton the elephant that is attempting to save the dust spect that the who's live on. The song "its possible" is Jojo singing about how anything you think of is possible and to never give up no matter what anyone says because there will always be someone out there who believes in you.


 * “[|Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.]” -unknown
 * Perseverance is the key to the achievements in our world. If a person gives up after they faiol then nothing will ever be accomplished.

-This quote helps better define perserverance as it shows that not only is hard work required but continuous hard work is what makes up an everlasting fighter who can perservere and in the end get stronger.
 * Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. ~Newt Gingrich [|http://www.quotegarden.com/perseverance.html


 * "I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." - Christopher Reeve
 * All people have the ability to persevere and accomplish something great, they just have to choose to continue working especially when things get difficult.

“Victory belongs to the most persevering.”- Napoleon Bonaparte -This quote shows that in order to obtain a victory then one needs perseverance. In which, when people preserve they are bettering their chance to get what they want by the way they are trying everything they can do to in order to be victorious. Therefore, this quote explains that people need to be able to get through the tough times, because in the end they might come out with a victory.
 * "Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, becuase we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope." -Romans 5: 3-4
 * This quote by St. Paul emphasizes the value of developing perseverance. In a way, this quote inspires the reader to try to excel in everything they do and to try his or her best, because from such hardships, one will be able to build the character and hope that they will need to succeed in life overall.
 * "Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain. " ~Author Unknown
 * This quote explains perseverance very well. It shows that there will be inevitable troubles, and ups and downs in life, but if you can make it through those problems, you can achieve great things. Overcoming those small obstacles can help you "climb the mountain".
 * “ [|Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.] ”- Douglas MacArthur
 * This means that everyone will age naturally but if you quit at something you will feel bad about yourself, and you will have no way of achieving your dreams or goals so your soul will be wrinkled, or it will have given up on you and died.

 “[|Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.] ” This quote means that if you keep working at it no matter how old and tired you are, you can achieve the goal you set out for. This also means that you can achieve anything through perseverance and hard work.
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> tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds." -Samuel Adams
 * It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate,
 * This quote shows that whethere you are the majority or not, if you persevere through what people say or do, you will stick in their minds.

· Johnson’s insight on perseverance reiterates what many proverbs say, which can be summed up as “try and try again.” Here, Samuel Johnson focuses on the idea that never giving up is what allows someone to accomplish anything.
 * [|“Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.”] – Samuel Johnson
 * **"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim, swim." - Finding Nemo**
 * This quote is a great representation of perseverance, it is at the point in Finding Nemo where Marlin wants to give up but Dory won't let him, and tells him to "Just Keep Swimming" and it could be seen as the same thing as saying "Never give up"